sinken
- (class-3, intransitive, strong) to sink; to submerge; to set; to fall from the sky
- (class-3, figuratively, intransitive, strong, usually) to fall; to drop; to decline
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzɪŋkən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German sinken, from Old High German sinkan, from Proto-West Germanic *sinkwan, from Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną. Compare Low German sinken, Dutch zinken, English sink, Danish synke, Swedish sjunka.
absacken
sich vermindern
herunterstürzen
sich senken
herabfallen
sich neigen
herabhängen
schlaff werden
einsinken
sich verringern
in den Keller gehen
ermäßigen
herunterhängen
hinuntergehen
hinuntersteigen
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